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ronment go through tremendous changes so
it’s important to educate individuals about
their impact and how they can protect the
environment.”
Free events
Wings Over Willapa will kick off with a
free event to bring participants and artists
together from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
The Salt Hotel & Pub.
Other free events include a bird walk
at Cape Disappointment State Park from
8 to 9 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday, a
nature and art walk at the wildlife refuge
from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday and a south
bay eco-exploration from 10 a.m. to noon
on Sunday at the refuge. The Columbia
Pacifi c Heritage Museum will host two free
lectures on Friday, one about Twin Harbors
waterkeeper from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and
another about ocean debris from 1 to 2 p.m.
Jackie Ferrier, manager of the wildlife
refuge, has been with the Fish and Wildlife
Service for 26 years and said she’s passion-
ate about nature.
“Wings Over Willapa is great for nature
enthusiasts to learn more about ecology and
the environment,” Ferrier said.
She said people should register for all
events ahead of time, as space is already
fi lling up.
Educational and immersive events
After a day of birding, learning and cre-
ating art, participants are invited to the
fi rst lecture in a free series called Willapa
On Tap! from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Adrift
Hotel. Six panelists will address the ecol-
ogy and health of Willapa Bay.
“People can learn a whole lot about the
research that’s going on and how they can
engage with Willapa Bay,” Ferrier said. She
added the series will cover everything from
oyster farming to bird studies in an informal
social setting.
Saturday will be what Fuller calls
“nature play day” for kids at the Cranberry
Museum. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., kids will
get to enjoy a variety of free things to do,
including building bird nest boxes, face
painting and junior naturalist activities.
Other events that aren’t free include art-
ist workshops, tours of Leadbetter Point and
Long Island, a boat trip out to sea and more.
Cathy Cruikshank of Seaview, Washing-
ton, attended several of the events last year
and said she’s looking forward to this year’s
festival.
“Everyone was so friendly and well
informed,” Cruikshank said, adding that
she got to see a peregrine falcon for the fi rst
time when she went on the Cape Disap-
pointment walk. She said she also enjoyed
going out on a working oyster boat as well
David Ryan
Volunteers help kids build bird boxes at the Wings Over Willapa Festival.
A marsh wren perched on wetlands lets out a call.
If You Go
Wings Over Willapa
Thursday-Sunday
Various locations on the Long Beach
Peninsula
Admission: Free and ticketed events. Visit
wingsoverwillapa.org/events-shop to
register for events.
Planting Educational Seeds within Our Communities
as touring the old growth forest at Long
Island.
This year, Cruikshank said she’s excited
for the birding trip out in the ocean from
7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, starting from the
Port of Ilwaco.
“We’ll get a chance to see birds that
spend their lives at sea,” she said. “Land-
lovers like me don’t often get to do that so
I’m looking forward to it.”
The festival will culminate in a fund-
raiser with a keynote speech, silent auc-
tion, hors d’oeuvres and drinks at 5 p.m.
Saturday at the Columbia Pacifi c Heritage
Museum. Admission to the Saturday eve-
ning event is $50 and proceeds go toward
building a community education center at
the Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge
headquarters.
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